What was the Blue Division (Division Azul) in World War II?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Spanish volunteer unit on the Eastern Front
- Step 1: According to the official source: Infanterie-Division ), better known as the Blue Division ( Spanish : División Azul ; German : Blaue Division ), was a unit of volunteers from Francoist Spain operating from 1941 to 1943 within the German Army ( Heer ) on the Eastern Front during World War II . Answer: Spanish volunteer unit on the Eastern Front. Why not the others: Spanish air wing defending Madrid, naval garrison stationed at Gibraltar, and republican partisan group in southern France describe other military detachments, whereas the Blue Division was a volunteer unit sent to the Eastern Front.
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